 | Ottawa National Art Gallery of Canada Reviews | 1 - 10 of 33 |  |
The Gallery has lots of magnificant artworks, including those from the Group of Seven, Picasso, Monet and Van Gogh. There are also photographs, sculptures and other exhibits.
Admission is free to permanent collection. Plan to spend a few hours in here. Leave a Comment
|
Visiting Ottawa?
Read reviews about Ottawa Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
The National Gallery, in the background, is home to an excellent permanent collection of art, both modern and traditional. It also hosts major international temporary exhibits. Admission to the permanent collection is free, so you can enjoy it a little bit at a time, returning often, instead of being overwhelmed on a single visit. In the foreground are just a few of the tulips that are virtually everywhere in the capital in late April and early May. Leave a Comment
|
The National Gallery of Canada is one of the nation's best art museums, housing extensive collections of Canadian, American, and European artworks. Painters from Warhol, the Group of Seven, Renoir, Bacon, and new First Nations artists have their work displayed here.
The very building itself is practically a work of art. Built around tulip fields near Parliament Hill, complete with glass towers and brilliant lighted corridors, this building is a post-modern masterpiece, and is well suited to be the host to many of the world's top painters.
Art lovers should take a few hours to explore this place. It's well worth it. Leave a Comment Phone: (613) 990-1985Directions: Another building that's hard to miss. Travel along Sussex drive past Parliament towards the Alexandria Bridge. It'll be to the left. It's distinct architecture is a dead giveaway.Website: http://national.gallery.ca Other Contact: http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca
|
 | |  |
If you walk down Sussex, you'll eventually run into the National Arts Galley, one of the biggest Art Museums I've even seen. It spans multiple floors, and has rotating art exhibits each month. Some of the areas require you to pay if you want to see them, but a good many of them are free to the public. Leave a Comment Directions: Sussux, downtown Ottawa
|
You night not think an art gallery is an exciting place to go, but it's worth a couple hours of your time! I had never been to one before and was in awe of it all and really tried to appreciate it all, even the more "contemporary" stuff, which was...different!
The National Gallery of Canada is home to Canada's national art treasures. Over 1,500 works are on view in the permanent collection galleries. The Gallery holds the world's largest collection of Canadian art, as well as an outstanding collection of European, American and Asian works. Leave a Comment Directions: Facing Parliament Hill, turn right on Wellington Street. Turn left on Sussex Drive. Immediately after Major's Hill Park, the Gallery is on the left, at the corner of St. Patrick Street.
|
Visiting Ottawa?
Read reviews about Ottawa Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
The National Gallery of Canada is arguably the best art gallery in Canada and certainly one of the most important galleries in all of North America. Naturally Canadian art is well represented with David Milne, Emily Carr, Tom Thomson and the Group Of Seven being exhibited in strength. However what for me makes the National Gallery superior to the other galleries in Canada is the strong Modern Collection. Artist like Klee, Klimt, Leger, and Braque are well represented here with some of their best works. Leave a Comment
|
This is the best art gallery in all of Canada. Consider it Canada's "Louvre". Although I suppose nothing really beats the Louvre, if you have any interest in art at all, you'll love the National Gallery of Canada.
I visited the National Gallery during a Wednesday afternoon in May and found that it was very quiet, with the exception of a few school groups. But for most of the time, the security guards outnumbered the visitors!
There are many different galleries. I didn't get to explore the Inuit gallery, but I loved the Canadian gallery, featuring Canadian favourites by Tom Thomson, Emily Carr and the Group of Seven.
The contemporary art exhibit was my absolute favourite as it featured artwork from all over the world. I spent easily 2 and a half hours, as there was always something new around each corner. They had some Goya "Los Caprichos" which I had studied in my art history class, as well as some Dali, Monet, Manet, and Van Gogh. They had an entire room on Italian renaissance, with gigantic mural-size canvases displaying scenes that were contemporary to Florence in the 1500's. There were statues, and sculptures, and many French column capitals which were very different from one another.
Being an art history student, I loved this museum. What I also loved was being able to see the original painting of 'The Death of General Wolfe", by Benjamin West... possibly the most famous Canadian battle scene depicted in any art work.
Admission to the gallery used to be free before autumn of 2004, but is now charging a small fee. The gallery does not charge admission after 5pm on Thursdays.
For those who might not be able to visit Ottawa anytime soon but are still curious about the artwork in the gallery, the National Gallery of Canada has put together a fabulous virtual museum online, displaying the popular pieces of artwork featured in the museum. It's actually a well designed website, complete with information on the artists and the history behind each piece. Leave a Comment Phone: (613) 990-1985Directions: On the right (eastern) side of the Alexandra Bridge, west of Byward Market.Website: http://www.gallery.ca
|
| | |
I didn't have time to go inside or even get closer, but with this type of architecture, I'm sure the inside is equally if not more impressive! My quick research tells me that the National Gallery of Canada contains masterpieces from such renowned artists as Picasso, Van Gogh, Dali, & Sigmon. I'm sure the time spent here would be most memorable! Leave a Comment
|
The Gallery is the country's finest art museum and the permanent home of the world's most comprehensive collection of Canadian art, including Inuit art. Enjoy the other pics. Leave a Comment Phone: (+1) (613) 990-1985Directions: It's not in the centre, but you can go walking frome there.Website: www.national.gallery.ca Other Contact: E mail: info@gallery.ca
|
The Nat'l Gallery of Canada is a spectacular architectural feat, and houses some amazing works as well. My favorite was a bronze work by Louise Bourgeois entitled, "Arch of Hysteria." Whatever you do, don't park at the meters across the street from the museum. They guzzle your money. A parking garage is a better value. Leave a Comment
|
|
- Travelodge Hotel & Convention Centre - Ottawa West
1376 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Canada - Fairmont Chateau Laurier
1 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Canada - Travelodge Hotel Convention Center Ottawa
1376 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Canada - Albert At Bay Suite Hotel
435 Albert St, Ottawa, Canada - Novotel Ottawa
33 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, Canada - Lord Elgin Hotel
100 Elgin St, Ottawa, Canada - Travelodge Doral Inn Ottawa
486 Albert Street, Ottawa, Canada - Best Western Victoria Park Suites
377 O'Connor Street, Ottawa, Canada - Hampton Inn Ottawa, Ontario
100 Coventry Road, Ottawa, Canada - Inn On Somerset
282 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, Canada - Welcominns (1220 Michael Street )
1220 Michael Street, Ottawa, Canada - Monterey Inn Resort
2259 Prince of Wales Dr, Ottawa, Canada - ARC the.hotel (140 Slater Street.)
140 Slater Street, Ottawa, Canada - Crowne Plaza
101 rue Lyon Street, Ottawa, Canada - Brookstreet Resort
525 Legget Drive, Ottawa, Canada
|
on October 9, 2003
on December 29, 2003
on April 2, 2003
on May 8, 2003
on April 5, 2003
on August 8, 2008
on November 5, 2004
on January 29, 2006
on November 1, 2005
on August 17, 2004
